The Ninth Justice is tracking all the names swirling around as possible Supreme Court nominees to replace retiring Justice David Souter. As this list grows, we will update the list in alphabetical order. Want to submit a possible nominee? E-mail Amy Harder at aharder@nationaljournal.com.

Anita Alvarez, Cook County State's Attorney
• Age: 52
• Education: Loyola University in Chicago, 1982; Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1986.
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Her Cook County biography can be found here.

Christine M. Arguello, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• Age: 53
• Education: University of Colorado, 1977; Harvard Law School, 1980
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Her court biography can be found here.

Ruben Castillo, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Age: 54
• Education: Loyola University, Chicago, Ill., 1976; Northwestern University School of Law, 1979.
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• His court biography can be found here.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
• Age: 61
• Education: Wellesley College, 1969; Yale Law School, 1973.
• Ethnicity: white
• Her State Department biography can be found here and her National Journal profile here.

James B. Comey, former deputy attorney general in George W. Bush's administration
• Age: 48
• Education: College of William and Mary, B.S., 1982; University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1985
• Ethnicity: white
• His biography at Lockheed Martin, where he is currently senior vice president and general counsel, can be found here.

Nora V. Demleitner, Dean of Hofstra University Law School
• Age: 42
• Education: Bates College, 1989; Yale Law School, 1992; Georgetown University Law Center, 1994
• Ethnicity: white
• Her Hofstra University Law School biography can be found here.

JoAnne A. Epps, Dean of Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Education: Trinity College; Yale Law School
• Ethnicity: African American
• Her Temple University biography can be found here.

Dana Fabe, Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Age: 58
• Education: Cornell University, B.A., 1973; Northeastern University School of Law, 1976.
• Ethnicity: white
Her court biography can be found here.